Bruno Ganz’s birth chart
Born 22 March 1941, in Zurich, Switzerland. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Aries Sun · Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius
Bruno Ganz’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
22 March 1941 was a Saturday: the day Bruno Ganz was born in Zurich, Switzerland. That made Bruno an Aries. The Moon was in Capricorn until about 11:35 and in Aquarius afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. Bruno died on 16 February 2019, aged 77. StarMap has no verified birth time for Bruno, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, five are in earth signs, two in fire and two in water; none is in air. By modality the count is four fixed, three mutable and two cardinal. Taurus holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. They are slow planets, so the grouping is shared with people born around the same time. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Sun and Pluto: a trine, about 0.7° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 22 March, among them Reese Witherspoon, William Shatner and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
See the sky the day Bruno was born: the stars over Zurich, Switzerland, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Bruno Ganz’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aries
about 1° Aries at midday
An Aries Sun starts things. For Bruno Ganz that points to energy that is direct and impatient with delay, and to feeling most like themselves when there is something to go first at. The work of this placement is finishing what the spark began.
Moon sign
Capricorn or Aquarius
Capricorn until about 11:35, then Aquarius (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 11:35: Moon in Capricorn
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Bruno may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.
Born after about 11:35: Moon in Aquarius
An Aquarius Moon feels from a step back. Bruno is likely to understand an emotion better than they inhabit it, and to need space and ideas to process. For this Moon, friends are family and freedom is security.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Zurich, Switzerland, at each hour of the day.
Bruno Ganz’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Bruno yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 22 March 1941, computed for Zurich, Switzerland.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:20 | Sagittarius rising |
| 02:20 to 04:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 04:10 to 05:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 05:30 to 06:30 | Pisces rising |
| 06:30 to 07:30 | Aries rising |
| 07:30 to 08:45 | Taurus rising |
| 08:45 to 10:35 | Gemini rising |
| 10:35 to 13:05 | Cancer rising |
| 13:05 to 15:45 | Leo rising |
| 15:45 to 18:25 | Virgo rising |
| 18:25 to 21:10 | Libra rising |
| 21:10 to 23:50 | Scorpio rising |
| 23:50 to 24:00 | Sagittarius rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 22 March 1941, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 1° Aries 25' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Capricorn until about 11:35, then Aquarius |
| Mercury | 3° Pisces 53' |
| Venus | 24° Pisces 18' |
| Mars | 22° Capricorn 22' |
| Jupiter | 15° Taurus 15' |
| Saturn | 12° Taurus 13' |
| Uranus | 23° Taurus 15' |
| Neptune | 26° Virgo 11'℞ |
| Pluto | 2° Leo 08'℞ |
| North Node | 1° Libra 50' |
| South Node | 1° Aries 50' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Bruno Ganz’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Bruno Ganz’s private life.
With the Sun in Aries, Bruno Ganz's sense of purpose tends to come alive when there is a clear start line. They probably feel most like themselves pushing into something new, though that energy can burn hot and fade before the finish. The typical pattern is a project launched with excitement, then handed off once the routine sets in.
Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius
Capricorn until about 11:35, then Aquarius
needs and habits
Born before about 11:35: Moon in Capricorn
With the Moon in Capricorn, Bruno's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.
Born after about 11:35: Moon in Aquarius
An Aquarius Moon processes daily feelings by stepping back and thinking them through rather than sitting inside them, and Bruno is likely to need a degree of independence built into any close relationship. The temptation is to analyse a feeling instead of simply having it. Even after a good day with people, this Moon needs time alone to recover.
Mercury in Pisces thinks in images and impressions more than straight lines, and Bruno is likely to communicate through metaphor, tone and instinct rather than clean argument. Explaining a conclusion they nonetheless feel certain about can be the struggle. It is the kind of mind that knows something is off before it can say why.
Venus in Pisces loves without much guard, and Bruno probably values emotional and even spiritual connection over anything practical. The temptation can be to idealise a partner before really seeing them. Generosity in relationships comes easily here, and so does missing the moment when giving starts to outweigh getting.
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Bruno's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.
Jupiter in Taurus
15° Taurus 15' at midday
growth and excess
In Bruno's chart, Jupiter in Taurus grows through patience, and what it builds tends to come together slowly and steadily rather than in one leap. Taken too far, that can become excess: holding on to more comfort or more stuff than serves them. They are probably generous with food, gifts and shared pleasures, and now and then generosity tips into indulgence.
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and Bruno is likely to take very little for granted. The doubt is a fear that stability could disappear, even when it clearly has not. This placement likes to know what things cost before committing, and tends to stay careful even in steady times.
Uranus in Taurus
23° Taurus 15' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Taurus is a generational placement that Bruno shares with many people born within a few years. That generation rethinks ownership, land and what security means, often through technology that unsettles older arrangements. Personally, that may be a reluctance to prize things simply because an older generation did.
Neptune in Virgo
26° Virgo 11' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Bruno shares its place in Virgo with people born years either side. The imagination of this generation turns towards service, craft and idealised routines of self-improvement. In one life it can mean chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.
Pluto in Leo
2° Leo 08' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Bruno, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Bruno Ganz’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Sun trine Pluto
about 0.7° at midday
Bruno Ganz's sense of self and capacity for change support each other, so they are likely to meet hard periods with resilience and come out of them still themselves. A Sun-Pluto trine is deep strength, and it does not need to be loud.
Mars trine Uranus
about 0.9° at midday
Bruno's drive and originality tend to run together easily, which allows fast, inventive action when a situation calls for something different. Mars trine Uranus can make a bold move look natural, and it is carried off more often than the risk would seem to justify.
Venus sextile Uranus
about 1.1° at midday
An independent streak and a warm heart get along in this sextile, which tends to give Bruno's relationships room to breathe without cooling them. The freedom involved is easy and low on drama: enough to keep a relationship interesting, never so much that it feels unstable.
Venus opposition Neptune
about 1.9° at midday
This opposition sets grounded affection against a tendency to idealise someone beyond anything that person has shown. For Bruno, checking a relationship against plain facts protects the very tenderness that makes the pull so appealing.
Venus sextile Mars
about 1.9° at midday
A sextile between Venus and Mars tends to let Bruno go after what they like without much inner conflict, because affection and drive are pulling the same way. It is a pleasant, workable confidence, at its most useful in the early stages of anything new.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn
about 3.0° at midday
Growth and discipline are unusually well matched when Jupiter is conjunct Saturn, so Bruno's optimism tends to come with a realistic plan attached. It is an effective combination for building things that last, with vision balanced by the patience to see it through.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Uranus trine Neptuneabout 2.9°
- Mars trine Neptuneabout 3.8°
- Sun opposition Neptuneabout 5.2°
- Sun conjunction Venusabout 7.1°
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How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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